League Play-Off

Stadio Ravalle
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dennis Bonsignore kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ravalle FC's zone, Vasco Donadoni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Tamburrini came out of the goal and Vasco Donadoni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alessandro Tamburrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasco Donadoni in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Biagio Mirto in the 14th minute of play forced S.S.Velletri's goalkeeper Cristoforo Ascoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes of play, S.S.Velletri's Boguslaw Nakonieczny made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alessandro Tamburrini was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Schirru in the 19th minute of play forced Ravalle FC's goalkeeper Alessandro Tamburrini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Davide Schirru came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the S.S.Velletri fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Davide Schirru couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Ravalle FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Biagio Mirto hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, S.S.Velletri's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Mirto came free, but Cristoforo Ascoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.S.Velletri's Damiano De Rubeis got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Davide Schirru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alessandro Tamburrini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ravalle FC's zone, Damiano De Rubeis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Tamburrini came out of the goal and Damiano De Rubeis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damiano De Rubeis's late challenge caught a Ravalle FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damiano De Rubeis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to S.S.Velletri getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Damiano De Rubeis hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davide Schirru in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alessandro Tamburrini saved Ravalle FC from getting behind. Vasco Donadoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessandro Tamburrini having to interfere. When S.S.Velletri's Damiano De Rubeis in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ravalle FC's goalie prevented a goal. Alessandro Tamburrini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boguslaw Nakonieczny in the 45th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Boguslaw Nakonieczny to strike the kick off in the second half. When S.S.Velletri's Boguslaw Nakonieczny in 52 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Alessandro Tamburrini guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 53rdth minute of the game Damiano De Rubeis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ravalle FC's Alessandro Tamburrini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 54th minute, Vasco Donadoni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 56th minute, Fabio Brunelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fortunato Prandini, 56 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Boguslaw Nakonieczny received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Alessandro Tamburrini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boguslaw Nakonieczny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasco Donadoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damiano De Rubeis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessandro Tamburrini having to interfere. Ravalle FC's Alessandro Tamburrini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Ravalle FC from getting a goal against them. If Boguslaw Nakonieczny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ravalle FC's zone, Davide Schirru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Tamburrini came out of the goal and Davide Schirru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ravalle FC's zone, Vasco Donadoni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Tamburrini came out of the goal and Vasco Donadoni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ravalle FC's Alessandro Tamburrini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Ravalle FC from getting a goal against them. After having played for 84 minutes, Boguslaw Nakonieczny managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.S.Velletri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boguslaw Nakonieczny was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When S.S.Velletri's Vasco Donadoni in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ravalle FC's goalie prevented a goal. Davide Schirru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Alessandro Tamburrini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Boguslaw Nakonieczny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. S.S.Velletri played a much better game than Ravalle FC and deserved their victory. The Ravalle FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.